Lots of hate today, near and far:
Illinois’ Republican governor fired a newly hired aide after the aide tweeted homophobic and racist slurs; and a leading Nevada Republican tweeted that she hopes John McCain dies soon. She disagrees with his hawkish policy positions.
A few days ago, a Republican county official wished publicly that all Muslims would die. Given the chance to retract his statement, he doubled down. Nothing like following our President.
So, today I propose a new word: TWATE. It is a noun or a verb.
Noun: A tweet that expresses hate toward a group of people, or an individual.
Verb: To hate on someone in 140 characters or less.
It is closely related to this new word: RHATE.
Noun: An expression from a Republican that expresses hate toward a group of people, or an individual.
Verb: To hate on someone like President Trump and so many other Republican leaders who have lost emotional self-control and see their political fortunes rise in their party by trying to out-rhate each other.
Democrats and independents are not immune from intolerant messages; but for the time being, Republicans lead the way on vocalizing RHATE and TWATE.
Want proof? Look at the party’s electoral popularity and the coarseness of appeals to voters that prove to be winning strategies.
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